Q&A: What can we learn from elite athletes about fitness and longevity?

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThirty-nine-year-old LeBron James is the oldest active NBA player but still one of the top players in the league.Forty-thr

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Q&A: What can we learn from elite athletes about fitness and longevity?

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThirty-nine-year-old LeBron James is the oldest active NBA player but still one of the top players in the league.Forty-thr

Updated on:March 13,2024 6

Q&A: Expert's book explains why the gut microbiome matters

by Corinne Farrell,Imperial College LondonCredit: Penguin LifeAn Imperial surgeon specializing in the gut microbiome has published a new book to explain why it is important for our health.Consul

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Q&A: Expert's book explains why the gut microbiome matters

by Corinne Farrell,Imperial College LondonCredit: Penguin LifeAn Imperial surgeon specializing in the gut microbiome has published a new book to explain why it is important for our health.Consul

Updated on:March 12,2024 19

Q&A: How a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease could also work for type 2 diabetes

by Sarah McQuate,University of WashingtonMicroscopy image of beta cells making IAPP (left) and IAPP plus one of the team’s synthetic peptides (right). Credit:Protein Science(2023). D

Updated on: March 08,2024 17

Q&A: How a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease could also work for type 2 diabetes

by Sarah McQuate,University of WashingtonMicroscopy image of beta cells making IAPP (left) and IAPP plus one of the team’s synthetic peptides (right). Credit:Protein Science(2023). D

Updated on:March 08,2024 17

Q&A: New thesis on the acute porphyrias, a group of rare inherited metabolic diseases

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMattias Lissing from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis: &

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Q&A: New thesis on the acute porphyrias, a group of rare inherited metabolic diseases

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMattias Lissing from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis: &

Updated on:March 08,2024 20

Q&A: Testing the efficacy of new vaccines against enteroviruses

by Karin Vikström,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMarta Butrym from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), at the department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending

Updated on: March 06,2024 13

Q&A: Testing the efficacy of new vaccines against enteroviruses

by Karin Vikström,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMarta Butrym from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), at the department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending

Updated on:March 06,2024 13

Q&A: Improvements in HIV care for Black and white men who have sex with men

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainKatherine Rich, MD MPH, resident in the MGH Department of Medicine, is the first author of a recentlypublished paperinJ

Updated on: March 06,2024 13

Q&A: Improvements in HIV care for Black and white men who have sex with men

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainKatherine Rich, MD MPH, resident in the MGH Department of Medicine, is the first author of a recentlypublished paperinJ

Updated on:March 06,2024 13

New salmonella-based 'clean vaccines' aid the fight against infectious disease

by Arizona State UniversityThis is a color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showingSalmonella typhimurium(red) invading cultured human cells. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories,

Updated on: March 06,2024 14

New salmonella-based 'clean vaccines' aid the fight against infectious disease

by Arizona State UniversityThis is a color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showingSalmonella typhimurium(red) invading cultured human cells. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories,

Updated on:March 06,2024 14

Q and A: Decongestants can sometimes cause more harm than good

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have used decongestants over the years when I'm ill, but my doctor recently said that I should be cautious because nonprescription deco

Updated on: March 06,2024 14

Q and A: Decongestants can sometimes cause more harm than good

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have used decongestants over the years when I'm ill, but my doctor recently said that I should be cautious because nonprescription deco

Updated on:March 06,2024 14

Q&A: Device harvests heartbeat energy to extend pacemaker battery life

by University of WashingtonUW researchers created a sleeve for a pacemaker using piezoelectric materials, which generate electricity when mechanical pressure is applied. Credit: iMatter Lab &

Updated on: March 05,2024 11

Q&A: Device harvests heartbeat energy to extend pacemaker battery life

by University of WashingtonUW researchers created a sleeve for a pacemaker using piezoelectric materials, which generate electricity when mechanical pressure is applied. Credit: iMatter Lab &

Updated on:March 05,2024 11

Q&A: Understanding endometrial cancer

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 54-year-old sister was diagnosed recently with early stage endometrial cancer. She only went to the doctor because she had

Updated on: March 05,2024 12

Q&A: Understanding endometrial cancer

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 54-year-old sister was diagnosed recently with early stage endometrial cancer. She only went to the doctor because she had

Updated on:March 05,2024 12

Q and A: How to avoid swimmer's ear

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 7 and has been taking swim lessons this summer. She has been complaining about her ears hurting, and

Updated on: March 04,2024 13

Q and A: How to avoid swimmer's ear

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 7 and has been taking swim lessons this summer. She has been complaining about her ears hurting, and

Updated on:March 04,2024 13

Q and A: Ear infections after swimming

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I swim for exercise and relaxation. I try to get in the pool about three times a week. Recently, I have begun to have episodes where it feels

Updated on: March 04,2024 11

Q and A: Ear infections after swimming

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I swim for exercise and relaxation. I try to get in the pool about three times a week. Recently, I have begun to have episodes where it feels

Updated on:March 04,2024 11